RAILWAY RUSH.

Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 2, 3 January 1931, Page 7

RAILWAY RUSH.

EXPRESSES ALL FILLED.

EXTRA ACCOMMODATION

HEAVY BOOKINGS FOR TO-MORROW,

Holiday traffic at the Auckland railway station has been particularly heavy during the past two days, and last night and this morning the exodus from the city has been considerable. A record was established by the Daylight Limited express when she left" for Wellington this morning. There were ten full cars on the train, and extra cars had to be put 011 at Frankton Junction. Every seat was taken and peoplfc were standing 011 the platforms of carriages. Bookings from stations south of Frankton were also heavy, and when the express arrives at Wellington tonight it is anticipated that her record of "this morning will be further increased.. Four express trains were dispatched for Wellington last evening, every one of them being filled. To-morrow evening four more expresses will leave for Wellington, and this morning two of them had been fully booked up. The Whangarei express this morning was also crowded, there beiiig ten cars on the train when it left Auckland. Three more cars had to be put on at Mount Eden to accommodate the large numbers desiring to go to North Auckland, which is becoming increasingly popular year by year as a holiday resort. Extra accommodation had also to be put on the Rotorua express before she pulled out this morning, and many were disappointed at having to sit on longitudinal seated cars in the second class. When complaints were made to officials concerning this, it was pointed out that if the intending passengers had been wise they would have reserved .accommodation in advance," then some idea of the number of people travelling, would have enabled railway officials to make necessary arrangements. As it was, a last-minute rush to put extra ears on caused inconvenience to all concerned. By the end of next week it is anticipated that the bulk of the inwards and outwards passenger traffic will have been handled. Then there will be a lull till the end of the month, when the schools will be preparing to reopen. Generally speaking, railway passenger traffic in and out of ■ Auckland these holidays has been well up to standard.